If God Wasn’t In Charge (Printable)

March 11, 2014 by

A lot of junky, yucky painful things happen in this world.

Perhaps that is why this joint isn’t heaven? (Thankfully!)

But even amid the pain, trial and suffering, we have a great truth to cling to: God is in charge of this whole show. Every tiny moment.

If He wasn’t in charge, I would be scared. But He is in charge, so I’m not worried. 

Today, I wanted to share with you a printable with that simple truth. Please feel free to share this with your friends. Just click on the blue PDF link to download, print and display. [Read more…]

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Tears in the Dark

February 26, 2014 by

It had been such a hard day.

Oh heck, who was I kidding? It had been a hard few weeks. I had been running pretty hard for several days in a row, struggling to fulfill my leadership roles, do ministry and most of all, parent our sweet, anti-sleep teething, feverish 11-month old daughter while my husband was away for two months with the army.

Not only was I physically weary, but emotionally I was tapped out. My heart was heavy from sharing the burdens of life with a few friends in ministry. When bedtime for my daughter rolled around that night, it was the first time I had paused all day.

As I sat there rocking her in the dark, listening to the synthetic raindrop sounds from her white noise machine, I took a deep breath and accessed my heart. [Read more…]

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Slowing Down and Finding Jesus (#EverydayJesus Linkup)

February 20, 2014 by

Welcome to another week of our Everyday Jesus link-up. Be sure to link-up below this post, comment on your neighbor’s blog and share with your friends… Because Jesus is everywhere, every day!

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Slow Down People Breathing
Thanks Mark Stevens @ Flickr

Yes, yes, the rumors are true.

I am a hurrier. Guilty. Lock me up and cart me away… Just be quick about it.

Kidding. (Please don’t take me anywhere unless it involves fancy coffee or frozen yogurt.) But seriously. Have you accessed your life pace lately?

I am regularly convicted about mine. And I have a sneaky feeling that God wants us to do something about it. [Read more…]

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Working the Ground (Five Minute Friday)

February 14, 2014 by

Five Minute Friday
Hey all. It’s time to throw caution to the wind and write.

It’s Five Minute Friday time. That moment where we link up with Lisa-Jo, she gives us a prompt and we write.

Unscripted. Unplanned. We just go for it.

Today’s Prompt: Garden

AND GO! [Read more…]

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Crash Course in Apologetics (#EverydayJesus Link-up)

February 13, 2014 by

Welcome to another week of our Everyday Jesus link-up. Be sure to link-up below this post, comment on your neighbor’s blog and share with your friends… Because Jesus is everywhere, every day! 

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My husband is a funny man.

We were chatting one day, talking about life, writing, Jesus, when suddenly he said this:

“You know, Sharita… Even though you went to seminary, you should always remember that I am well versed in apologetics because I am always apologizing to you for something ridiculous I have done.”

I laughed for like an hour. (Ok, maybe not an hour, but it was a good hearty laugh which I desperately needed.)

So today, per my husband’s hilarity, we are going to have a crash course in apologetics. [Read more…]

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The Victory is Won!

February 11, 2014 by

We are almost six weeks into 2014.

How’s it going? Are all your hopes and dreams being fulfilled… Or are you struggling a little bit to find your groove?

If that’s the case, then I just wanted to offer you a little bit of encouragement to hang in there and cling to Jesus… Because after all, even though we struggle today, the final victory is already won! [Read more…]

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Write Away (Five Minute Friday)

February 6, 2014 by

Five Minute Friday
Hi there, dear friends.

It’s time for Five Minute Friday, that sweet moment when I link up with Lisa-Jo Baker, she gives us a prompt and we write, for five minutes flat.

Not profound thought process or strategizing. Just write.

And this weeks prompt?

WRITE

AND GO!! [Read more…]

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For Days When you want to Quit

February 5, 2014 by

We all have them. Believe me, I know it.

Honestly, at the time that I am writing this post, I am having a moment. An episode. A day.

A day that I want to quit.

I want to quit everything. My goals, my relationships, my ministry. But I won’t. [Read more…]

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Series Intro: Feelings & Faith

February 3, 2014 by

My little brother makes me laugh.

He is a teenager now, almost 16. (Which I find terrifying and slightly gross– because it makes me feel exceptionally old.) My little bro is a sophomore in high school at the time of this writing, has a girlfriend (AH!) and a mechanically wired brain. (He recently re-built the transmission of his truck after watching one YouTube video. What?)

Anywho, as awkward as this boy/man is, I love him to pieces. And even though he is growing up, some of his antics still make me laugh.

A few weeks ago, he was doing some Food Science homework assigned by my good friend/college roommate Kayla (known to most in our hometown community as Mrs. Taylor.) It was very science-y and one of the questions was “List one item that doesn’t have matter.” [Read more…]

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Get Risky (Link-up)

January 30, 2014 by

Welcome to another week of our Everyday Jesus link-up. Be sure to link-up below this post, comment on your neighbor’s blog and share with your friends… Because Jesus is everywhere, every day! 

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There’s something you should know about me.

I’m not the biggest fan of heights. Perhaps I should be more specific: I’m not the biggest fan of “risky” heights.

I can fly in a plane with little worries. I can climb a mountain (A medium sized-one, anyways. This postpartum bod can only do so much.)  I’ve been to the top of the Sears Tower and St. Louis Gateway Arch and managed not to flip out.

But when it comes to open air high-flying adventures? Um, yeah. No thanks. It’s gonna be a cold day in Orlando before you catch me jumping out of an airplane at 30,000 feet. (Sidenote: I know it can get cold in Orlando– the one time I was there, it frosted. So skydiving IS on my bucket list, but if I ever do it, it will not be premeditated, but rather a spur-of-the-moment-let-me-down-I’ve-changed-my-mind kind of thing.) [Read more…]

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